ASUS A55BM-K
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3.
Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G 1~4)
These connectors are for the Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s signal cables for Serial ATA hard
disk drives and optical disc drives. If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can
create a RAID 0, RAID 1, or RAID 10 configuration through the onboard controller.
•
These connectors are set to AHCI mode by default. If you intend to create a Serial ATA
RAID set using these connectors, set the type of the SATA connectors in the BIOS to
[RAID]
.
•
You must install Windows
®
XP Service Pack 3 or later version before using Serial
ATA hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you are using
Windows
®
XP SP3 or later version.
•
When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the type of the SATA connectors in the BIOS to
[AHCI]
.
4.
Digital audio connector (4-1 pin SPDIF_OUT)
This connector is for an additional Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF) port.
SATA3G_2
GND
RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1
GND
RSATA_RXN1 RSATA_RXP1
GND
SATA3G_1
GND
RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2
GND
RSATA_RXN2 RSATA_RXP2
GND
SATA3G_3
GND
RSATA_TXP3 RSATA_TXN3
GND
RSATA_RXN3 RSATA_RXP3
GND
SATA3G_4
GND
RSATA_RXP4
RSATA_RXN4
GND
RSATA_TXN4
RSATA_TXP4
GND
A55BM-K
A55BM-K SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors
The S/PDIF module is purchased separately.
SPDIF_OUT
+5V
SPDIFOUT GND
A55BM-K
A55BM-K Digital audio connector
